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January 2010 Newsletters – Finding Home, Art and Dialogue & More…

admin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:39:54 +0000

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Newcomers Say Making Friends is Top Priority

admin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:03:54 +0000

Alexandra Neighbourhood House hosted a Finding Home Newcomers Dialogue in South Surrey, White Rock. 40 Newcomers from Chinese and Korean origins attended. Dialogue participants shared stories about moving to Canada, finding work, learning English, trying to access services and workplace problems. Despite the myriad of hurdles they all overcame to find home in Canada, all agreed the most important priority is to make friends, they rest they say will take care of itself.

40 Newcomers gather for Finding Home Dialogue in Crescent Beach

Alexandra Neighbourhood House Welcomes Newcomers

admin — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:01:07 +0000

Alexandra Neighbourhood House Newcomers and long time residents alike are working together to welcome recent newcomers. In preparation for a multicultural dialogue to be held on November 21st, 2009, Alexandra Neighbourhood House hosted Finding Home’s Community Engagement workshops. Seniors, ESL youth and long time residents of all ages gathered to share experiences and learn new tools to engage newcomer communities in a dialogue. It was decided that the dialogue would be called a “Tea and Chat” and the motto they created is “Today you come here by yourself. Tommorrow you come here with friends.”

Alexandra Neighbourhood House Community Dinner

admin — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:03:06 +0000

Tonight Alexandra Neighbourhood House launched their Building Welcoming and Inclusive Communities (BWIC) strategy by hosting a community dinner and a Finding Home presentation and dialogue. Over 30 people participated, including youth, seniors, newcomers, long time residents, service providers, artists and community organizers. Many ideas were generated and a new BWIN advisory group was formed. I look forward to continuing to work with this dynamic community. In October, I will be giving a community engagement workshop to their BWIN advisory group and youth group. In November I will facilitate a Finding Home Multicultural Dialogue for Newcomers in Crescent Beach South Surrey.

Gordon House Prepares For Spring Cleaning

admin — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:49:23 +0000

Gordon Neighbourhood House is having three professional development half days to receive Finding Home’s community engagement and diversity training. Today was the first module called “Home Matters.” . In this training, participants explore multiple meanings of home, factors that foster and erode a sense of belonging and identify the attitudes and behaviours that lead to building inclusive communities. At the end of today’s session, the team committed to de-cluttering their offices, a neighbourhood house wide Spring Cleaning and making their own work spaces more “homey.”